Tree protector



June 17, 1930. C, HANSEN 1,764,442

TREE PROTECTOR Filed Aug. 19, 1929 @Hoz new l- Patented' A.lune 17; Y1 953i)` n Y CHRISTIAN HANSENQOF, PVTUYA .IiUr

Application. med August 19t-ilegal:lserindlfaeyseg "1 t' i v jThis inyention relates 'to devicesadaptedif""Myprotectorcomprisesfaset of olkmoreV 1 vto surround trees, bushes and other objects, Y

' in'iorder to protect them from cutworns,

' asuitahle means of fastening a netting around i Vthetreeato be protected; suitablelmeans for@ #securing the endsl ot the netting together.; i `andsu'itable means for bracing the structure;V thus `:formed to make it sti'ljnavnd strong.V Af

grubs and other larvae5 rabbitsats and other animals. I -v TheobJects of" my-Vmvention aretoprovide further obj ect isV to provide a v device Vwhich l'may be quickly set up-'or taken down.; which'A is practically indestructible; land which is Y' y l.cheap to make, easy v'to apply, and' effective.

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. evicesfand arrangements illustrated inthe 'l t *Fig llrrepresents a tree protect ri an enlarged horizontal section of onefof the suppontmg posts7 showing the. means for y o t V clampingth'e ends of the Vnetting togetherand Sov to theipost; Figs. fland'f are perspective A; Views of the clamping bar and post respec-V tivelygFigs and 7 are Vievv'sof` the upper brace bar and the lower base plate',4 respec-` y "Similar numerals of reference referto simvf ,ilar parts throughout the'seve'ralyiews.

i rvCutvvormsl and other similanpests usually f kburroWint-o the ground to la, depth ofone or two inches lduring theol-day, and feed'during,

ythe night;y lniorder to protecta tree from; Y o these pests I prefer toclear 'away the dirtrsurl rounding the'tree for a sufic'ient de'pth'tofre- Y fmoye all the grubs, before `applying my def t kVicein place, afterfwhich the dirt thusre-r moved may be properly` examined and such y' part asgis not affected may be'returned tothe j g base ofthe tree on the inner'sideof myprof tecting screen, thus removing all such insectsk .from thefinside of the ijnclosure and prevent- Vling themr from gaining access to the tree.)

metali posts' -1 toy for 'nd are drivenl into the "ground i tern bars are. attached thereto;

f foieijlap"eachotlier5 thereby vseciiring themfjt'o- 5 gether-iilitoajringQshapedhrace securedat tuvo".

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and the shield-plates), and thusy back to the Clamping bars l1 are fastened to theiouter sides of the two posts l, outside of the netting 10, by means of the above-mentioned bolts 6 and 8, which therefore pass through .the rings formed by the bars 5 or the `shield plates 9, the posts l, netting l0, and clamp barsl 11, Whereby the several parts are secured together into,

a-single structure and whereby the ends ofthe netting are pressed together, thus sealing the joint between the tWo lends of the netting 10Y p to prevent entrance of grubs'between the said,V A two ends. 'l

lVing nuts l2. are

settting up of my improved treeprotector.

Thus it will be seenthat the enclosure preferably used on all the d' bolts, thus facilitating'jthe taking down or sure; and removable clamping meansl se Y cured "to said Yposts clamping saidv nettingthereto and clamping the ends of said netting together.V

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formed by my tree protector, which extends Y down into the ground asuiicient distance,

cannot be entered by a grub either by passing under the solidinetallshieldplate or by pass# ing between the clampedv endsthereo'f or of theY netting, or through thenetting itself, and

that therefore theftree is fully, protected from l .such pests;v Also itxwill beunderstoodthat, e

since all the parts arefiirinly bolted together 4 f andfthe two posts are drivenwellinto the f Y ground,`my improved tree proteetor'cannotbe i easily dislodged or damaged and forms a sin-V i gle structure. Also itwill be understood that the ringforined ofthe bars "5,- and the shield- I platering), hold the Vnetting firmly fin place separated fioin the tree enclosedl and well therein;Y f

g Havinggdcscribed -inyiiniientioin whatl claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent i is -A f l. A tree protector comprising a` plurality of posts around the tree; brace-bars ent into Y` ends to forin airing', 'and secured to the upper ends ofv vsaidposts; shield-plates bent-into arcuate form and secured together at their Varcuate formandsecured-together Lattheii fY `ends to form a ring'7 and s'eouredto the lower e portions of said posts; netting V.extending'rv around theV tree and engaging the outer surlfaces of the rings forined'by saidlbracebars and-shield-plates to form an enclosure; and

clamp bars secured to said posts and clamping the netting between them'A and 1 said post-s,

' .whereby the netting is secured inplace. l .2. A tree protector, comprising a pluralit; .A "of posts around. the tree; brace-oars joining said posts andforming a ring around the tree; shield-plates goining theA lowerhpo'rtions''I of A said Vposts andforminga ring around the -v Y tree; netting extending Aaround thetreeand engaging the outer surfaces ofthe V,rings formed by said brace-*oars and said slii'elde plates to form an enclosure; and clamp-bars secured to said posts'and clamping the netting'between them and Vsaid posts, whereby the 4netting is secured in place, and whereby the ends of the netting are clampedA together.

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